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Synonyms for entente

Grammar : Noun
Spell : ahn-tahnt; French ahn-tahnt
Phonetic Transcription : ɑnˈtɑnt; French ɑ̃ˈtɑ̃t

Définition of entente

Origin :
  • 1854, from French éntente "understanding," from Old French entente "intent" (12c.), noun use of fem. past participle of entendre "to direct one's attention (see intent). Political sense arose in 19c. from entente cordial (1844), the best-known example being that between England and France (1904), to which Russia was added in 1908.
  • noun agreement
Example sentences :
  • And, in fine, Dor must be regarded as an anticipator of the Entente cordiale.
  • Extract from : « In the Heart of Vosges » by Matilda Betham-Edwards
  • It had already crossed the Rubicon and passed over to the Entente.
  • Extract from : « England and Germany » by Emile Joseph Dillon
  • They advised him to inform the Entente, in order to rehabilitate himself.
  • Extract from : « The Birth of Yugoslavia, Volume 1 » by Henry Baerlein
  • He has incidentally offered to sign a separate peace with the Entente.
  • Extract from : « Erik Dorn » by Ben Hecht
  • Russia sees nothing in the entente—England has nothing to offer her.
  • Extract from : « Mr. Grex of Monte Carlo » by E. Phillips Oppenheim
  • The entente cordiale is simply a fetter and a dead weight upon you.
  • Extract from : « Mr. Grex of Monte Carlo » by E. Phillips Oppenheim
  • As late as 1889, he approved of Italy's seeking an entente with England.
  • Extract from : « Current History, A Monthly Magazine » by New York Times
  • This is similar to the manner in which the English entente with France was arranged.
  • Extract from : « Current History, A Monthly Magazine » by New York Times
  • We'll have Columbia and Britannia and all her colonies, in a sort of entente cordiale.
  • Extract from : « The Jolliest School of All » by Angela Brazil
  • If England and the Entente only took the trouble to understand the Balkans.
  • Extract from : « Trapped in 'Black Russia' » by Ruth Pierce

Antonyms for entente

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